Despite its recent advance, the 10-year yield remains "in a downtrend" and faces resistance at the 4.09% level and near the 200-day moving average of 4.16%, said Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist for LPL Financial in Charlotte, NC. Until these levels are conquered, upside rallies in the yield "should be viewed as temporary."

Friday’s report capped a week of mostly encouraging data on the job market, including an update indicating layoffs remain relatively low. Such strength helps allay one of Wall Street’s top questions: whether the job market will continue to hold up after the Federal Reserve earlier kept interest rates at a two-decade high.